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KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN


05592900       EAST FORK KASKASKIA RIVER NEAR SANDOVAL, IL

 

LOCATION.-- Lat 38°41'20", long 89°06'00" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.21, T.3 N., R.1 E., Marion County, Hydrologic Unit 07140202, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 51, about 1 mi north of Fairman, about 5 mi north of Sandoval, and at mile 9.9.
 

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 113 mi2.
 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1979 to current year.
 

STAGE: Water years 1994-2002. Gage-height record for April 1955 to Sept. 30, 1979, available in files of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: Water years 1978-91.
 

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers satellite telemeter, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 460.20 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
 

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--

SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 17,000 ft3/s, May 16, 1990, from rating curve extended above 9,540 ft3/s, gage height 20.03 ft; no flow for many days in most years.
 

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 0.22 5.2 402    e7.5 1660  e42  62  80  12      1.0   0.00 0.00
2 0.15 5.0 89    e7.0 1320  165  48  644  7.8   0.60 0.00 0.00
3 0.18 5.1 43    e6.4 150  555  38  413  5.8   0.25 0.00 0.00
4 0.21 4.4 28    e6.0 73  146  30  69  4.7   0.03 0.00 0.00
5 0.51 3.7 20    e6.5 49  64  26  44  4.0   0.00 0.00 0.00
 
6 0.62 3.6 20    e7.0 40  53  26  694  3.4   0.00 0.00 0.00
7 0.63 3.1 33    e7.5 36  48  24  1800  3.0   0.00 0.00 0.00
8 0.59 3.0 35    e8.0 33  44  233  2560  2.6   0.00 0.00 0.00
9 0.49 2.9 26    e9.0 30  1610  344  2310  2.7   0.00 0.00 0.00
10 0.71 2.7 18    11    27  1840  114  1660  2.6   0.00 0.00 0.00
 
11 1.3   2.9 14    11    24  825  58  172  8.0   0.00 0.00 0.00
12 4.5   2.9 32    11    23  103  44  110  19      0.00 0.00 0.00
13 89      2.8 563    10    21  80  38  2510  11      0.00 0.00 0.00
14 574      2.6 802    10    19  64  37  3480  7.3   0.00 0.00 0.00
15 341      2.9 735    9.5 18  134  36  914  7.1   0.00 0.00 0.00
 
16 144      2.8 581    8.9 18  912  31  94  7.5   0.00 0.00 0.00
17 165      2.7 1810    8.7 17  686  26  75  4.4   0.00 0.00 0.00
18 51      2.8 1680    8.0 16  111  21  223  3.0   0.00 0.00 0.00
19 22      3.0 855    8.7 189  200  22  133  2.1   19      0.00 0.00
20 13      2.8 96    8.6 979  736  543  53  1.7   3.4   0.00 0.00
 
21 8.5   2.9 60    8.9 481  391  772  34  1.1   1.0   0.00 0.00
22 5.9   2.6 45    8.9 97  96  837  25  0.80 0.76 0.00 0.00
23 4.9   2.8 39    9.4 58  61  134  19  0.57 5.1   0.00 0.00
24 5.1   5.4 33    17    44  51  64  17  0.43 5.0   0.00 0.00
25 193      14    27    23    37  1160  223  15  29      1.7   0.00 0.00
 
26 163      13    e20    23    42  1300  188  12  14      0.74 0.00 0.00
27 42      11    e17    18    e40  669  285  10  7.8   0.15 0.00 0.00
28 20      11    e14    14    e37  152  1020  11  5.7   0.00 0.00 0.00
29 12      30    e12    13    ---  198  619  12  2.7   0.00 0.00 0.00
30 8.4   281    e10    17    ---  305  84  77  1.6   0.00 0.00 0.00
 
31 6.5   ---    e8.5 662    ---  121  ---  25  ---      0.00 0.00 ---     

TOTAL 1878.41 440.6 8167.5 984.5 5578 12922 6027 18295 183.40 38.73 0.00 0.00
MEAN 60.59 14.69 263.5 31.76 199.2 416.8 200.9 590.2 6.113 1.249 0.000 0.000
MAX 574 281 1810 662 1660 1840 1020 3480 29 19 0.00 0.00
MIN 0.15 2.6 8.5 6.0 16 42 21 10 0.43 0.00 0.00 0.00
CFSM 0.54 0.13 2.33 0.28 1.76 3.69 1.78 5.22 0.05 0.01 0.00 0.00
IN. 0.62 0.15 2.69 0.32 1.84 4.25 1.98 6.02 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.00
e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 19.02 102.9 124.5 125.3 178.6 178.2 168.6 158.0 68.59 45.20 29.01 26.38
MAX 111 628 547 522 591 425 628 862 334 268 196 341
(WY) 1985 1986 1988 1999 1982 1984 1994 1990 2000 1993 1985 1993
MIN 0.000 0.000 0.21 0.030 6.48 4.61 2.10 2.64 0.16 0.057 0.000 0.000
(WY) 2000 2000 1990 1981 1996 1981 1981 1988 1988 1984 2002 2002

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2002 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1980 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL 27258.04 54515.14
ANNUAL MEAN 74.68 149.4   101.6      
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 175          1985
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 29.7       1981
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1810          Dec 17 3480          May 14 7660          May 17 1990
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 0.15     Oct 2 0.00     Many days 0.00     A
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 0.24     Sep 28 0.00     Jul 5 0.00     Oct 9 1980
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW 5020          May 14 17000      B May 16 1990
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE 17.99     May 14 20.03     May 16 1990
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 0.66 1.32 0.90    
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 8.97 17.95 12.21    
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 164      506      188         
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 11      11      8.6      
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 0.87 0.00 0.05    

A - Many days in most years.

B - From rating curve extended above 9,540 ft3/s.


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